94 ranger 5spd 2.3L. Going to replace slave clutch cylinder. any tips or tricks?

[desimunda]

I am still a newbie and a more experienced guy is assisting me with the job. I got the dealer service manual and haynes and went and bought the new cylinder but just wondering...

* any walk throughs online?
** anybody done this before?
*** tips tricks or things i should watch for?

we have reached the 'conclusion' that it is the slave cylinder since can't see no other leak and when you open the inspection plug the cylinder seems 'wet' and there is fluid (not tranny-no color) outside the transmission on top back and back by the fill and drain plugs.

[e_powers]

gotta drop the transmission to change slave cylinder, might a swell do the rest of the clutch replacement procedures and get the get a
hold of the clutch bleeding tool so you only have to bleed it once.

[desimunda]

Originally Posted by e_powers

gotta drop the transmission to change slave cylinder, might a swell do the rest of the clutch replacement procedures and get the get a
hold of the clutch bleeding tool so you only have to bleed it once.

well i found out that the clutch kit is $215. might change it based on what the more experience guy says. what bleeding tool?

[desimunda]

well after doing the job here is one tip others might be able to use. IF you can't disconnect get the hydraulic line, leave it in old slave cylinder, knock out the little pin on the cylinder. Now your hydraulic line is free but you end up using the old fitting. Take pin out of new cylinder, put in the whole hydraulic line and fitting and now the pin can go back in to hold the line in place with the new cylinder.

[mkshootie]

I am in the process of fixing a clutch problem in my 94 ranger. Looking around, it seems like there are a lot of people with ranger clutch problems. I had a huge problem bleeding the clutch after installing a new master cylinder. To accomplish it, I had to leave the master cylinder un-bolted from the firewall and lift the bottom of the master cylinder all the way up into the air. This allowed some air trapped in the master cylinder to escape out of the resevior. After replacing the master cylinder and bleeding the system, my clutch was good for about two days then it started to feel spongie. Now I am considering replacing the slave cylinder. I can't see any residual fluid in the transmission bell house, but I know it has to be leaking form somewhere. Does anyone have any advice on what I should do next? Should I replace the clutch along with the slave cyclinder? Why does it seem like the clutch leaks bad when the weather changes colder? Please help!!!

[desimunda]

Originally Posted by mkshootie

I am in the process of fixing a clutch problem in my 94 ranger. Looking around, it seems like there are a lot of people with ranger clutch problems. I had a huge problem bleeding the clutch after installing a new master cylinder. To accomplish it, I had to leave the master cylinder un-bolted from the firewall and lift the bottom of the master cylinder all the way up into the air. This allowed some air trapped in the master cylinder to escape out of the resevior. After replacing the master cylinder and bleeding the system, my clutch was good for about two days then it started to feel spongie. Now I am considering replacing the slave cylinder. I can't see any residual fluid in the transmission bell house, but I know it has to be leaking form somewhere. Does anyone have any advice on what I should do next? Should I replace the clutch along with the slave cyclinder? Why does it seem like the clutch leaks bad when the weather changes colder? Please help!!!

I had same problem clutch fluid was leaking but much more quickly on cold mornings and guess what....it was the slave cylinder. To confirm get under ur truck. take off the inspection plug on the tranny... V or A shaped black plug can't miss it. LOOK inside and put ur hand in..if wet i'd say its ur slave.